That's what I was thinking, but he looked much better against Marquardt, even though he lost. iMO Marquardt would have beat Hieron even worst. Should be an interesting match up, that most fans will find boring.

Tyrone has very rudimentary boxing, but does follow a textbook style. He uses good headmovement when on the outside, makes good use of feints, and circles out in an unpredictable manner. His hands are very high, and he usually leads with a jab and follows up with a cross. Sometimes Woodley leads with the cross, but his quick footwork handspeed , and power , along with his technique, mean that he will be a good striker in MMA in a short time. Due to his fighting out of the conventional boxing stance, he will have a weakness to leg kicks, which Jay Hieron certainly does not have the body of work to take advantage of.

Hieron somewhat mirrors Woodley but uses less conventional boxing technique. Hieron will use overhands and switch punches, and fights higher in his stance. Both guys are wrestleboxers but Hieron is a little flashier with his technique , but at this point in their careers Woodley is on his way "up" and Hieron is on his way "down" so to speak. Look for Woodley to struggle against the similar style Jay Hieron, but to eventually get the win being a younger, stronger, and faster version of the man he is fighting.

Notably, Woodley may have a few more holes in his defense but Hieron's chin will not be able to withstand the damage that Woodley can dish out. Hieron has been stopped by strikes a few times while Woodley has only once to a hard punching Welterweight who was a big middleweight and hits HARD (MARQUARDT).